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For a tour operator who once persuaded Yugoslavian apparatchiks to host Americans in their homes during the 1984 Winter Games, Sead Dizdarevic now feathers a very different nest.

Here in Turin, Mr. Dizdarevic, the official "corporate-hospitality sponsor" of the Olympic Games, has taken over three castles, two resort villas, a brand-new five-star hotel and a three-story restaurant and nightclub with ancient Roman ruins in the...